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The won weakened sharply, with the dollar-won rate closing at 1,356.6 after rising 14.5 won, as concerns about possible tighter AI and semiconductor regulation following the US election weighed on investor sentiment. Foreign investors sold Korean equities heavily, adding to expectations that they may convert the proceeds into dollars, while strong semiconductor exports and dollar sales by chipmakers provided some support for the won.
Risk aversion and potential foreign-investor outflows can increase demand for dollars and pressure the won, lifting the USD/KRW rate. Continued semiconductor exports and related dollar inflows could limit that move.
fnnews.comNov 6, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
